StrictlyVC LA Lands Mach Industries, Founders Fund, M13 for AI & Defense
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- StrictlyVC Los Angeles is scheduled for Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, with two weeks remaining until the event.
- Ethan Thornton, founder of Mach Industries, opens the evening with a session titled "Built for a New Era of Defense Technology," addressing advances in autonomy, manufacturing, and national security.
- Delian Asparouhov of Founders Fund and Saif Khawaja of Shinkei Systems will discuss the rise of physical AI, covering robotics, automation, and scaling technologies beyond software alone.
- Carter Reum, co-founder and partner at M13, leads "Finding the Next Big Thing," examining how AI is reshaping industries and how investors are identifying companies built for long-term durability rather than short-term hype.
- The event is designed to extend value beyond onstage sessions through networking with founders, investors, and operators in a curated environment.
- Additional speakers and conversations will be announced as the StrictlyVC Los Angeles agenda continues to grow.
Why it matters: The lineup anchors defense tech and physical AI as the categories organizers want centered — Mach Industries and Founders Fund bring direct defense and automation exposure, while M13's session frames AI investing as a durability question, not a hype cycle. For L.A.-based founders and investors, this is a rare curated venue explicitly bridging aerospace capital with AI capital under one roof.
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